Ideological Stance in Content Area Instruction
Welcome to my Ideology project!
Education is power. Not only does knowledge of the world provide opportunities for self-determination, but it also fulfills the most poetic and profound opportunity that I know of. The very fact that once upon a time, energy congealed into matter, and matter condensed into stars, and stars died and were reincarnated in the organic molecules that sustain each of our lives puts into perspective the notion that it is possible for human beings to wonder and think and love. As Carl Sagan said, we are a way for the universe to know itself. To me, there is no higher form of power than that attained through deliberate thought about the humble place of humanity in the vast expanse. In this way, education is not only a social privilege (which it most definitely is), but a cosmic one as well. I am compelled to do whatever I can to offer the privilege of education to anyone and everyone, and continue my own education in doing so. I realize that it is significantly due to my own privilege that I have had the luxury to spend most of my time for the last several years intensely investigating the world I live in and the ideas it contains. I am not so smart or special that I have earned my knowledge and appreciation completely by myself. Incredible teachers and circumstances have guided me, and for this I am most grateful. I want to live in a world where more people are given the opportunity to learn and think; therefore, I am determined to make such a world as best as I can. My ideological stance means that my pedagogy will center around mastery over completion and deep conceptual understanding over surface-level procedures. Virtually every student can experience and appreciate mathematical practice so long as it is made meaningful and centered around thought rather than computation.
Welcome to my Ideology project!
Education is power. Not only does knowledge of the world provide opportunities for self-determination, but it also fulfills the most poetic and profound opportunity that I know of. The very fact that once upon a time, energy congealed into matter, and matter condensed into stars, and stars died and were reincarnated in the organic molecules that sustain each of our lives puts into perspective the notion that it is possible for human beings to wonder and think and love. As Carl Sagan said, we are a way for the universe to know itself. To me, there is no higher form of power than that attained through deliberate thought about the humble place of humanity in the vast expanse. In this way, education is not only a social privilege (which it most definitely is), but a cosmic one as well. I am compelled to do whatever I can to offer the privilege of education to anyone and everyone, and continue my own education in doing so.
I realize that it is significantly due to my own privilege that I have had the luxury to spend most of my time for the last several years intensely investigating the world I live in and the ideas it contains. I am not so smart or special that I have earned my knowledge and appreciation completely by myself. Incredible teachers and circumstances have guided me, and for this I am most grateful. I want to live in a world where more people are given the opportunity to learn and think; therefore, I am determined to make such a world as best as I can.
My ideological stance means that my pedagogy will center around mastery over completion and deep conceptual understanding over surface-level procedures. Virtually every student can experience and appreciate mathematical practice so long as it is made meaningful and centered around thought rather than computation.